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CHRISTOPHER MCDANIELS v. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided September 25, 2025No. CR-24-842Published

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2025 Ark. 139

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CR-24-842 Opinion Delivered: September 25, 2025 CHRISTOPHER MCDANIELS APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE DESHA COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT [NO. 21ACR-23-106] V. HONORABLE ROBERT B. GIBSON III, JUDGE STATE OF ARKANSAS APPELLEE AFFIRMED. NICHOLAS J. BRONNI, Associate Justice A Desha County jury convicted Christopher McDaniels of first-degree murder for killing his grandmother’s husband, James Petty, and sentenced him to life in prison. McDaniels appeals, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and that the circuit court abused its…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. Nicolas GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. United States of America v. Wilbur Gabe, Also Known as Charles GabeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1996
  4. Gaines v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
  5. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986

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